He pushed a Prussian army back at the Battle of Ligny on 15 June 1815, and three days later attacked an Anglo-Allied force led by the Duke of Wellington near the village of Waterloo.

Napoleon lost the Battle of Waterloo—here’s what went wrong. Napoleon made a bold return from exile in 1815 only to lose his last shot at empire in a crushing defeat delivered by the Duke of ...

For the first time British and Empire troops will meet the Germans with ample equipment in modern weapons of all kinds. The battle itself will affect the whole course of the war. . . . The desert ...

Burial Trench Discovered at Waterloo Battlefield. News September 11, 2024 . Waterloo Uncovered . SHARE: Share to ... The Battle of Waterloo was fought on June 18, 1815, ...

Archaeologists and military veterans have uncovered a “unique” clearance trench on the site of a field hospital on the Waterloo battlefield. Veteran support charity Waterloo Uncovered is carrying out ...

The Battle of Waterloo, June 18th 1815. Depicting Arthur Wellesley, ... Ker also produced a map of the battlefield and wider area of the military campaign around Waterloo.

ONE of the most famous battle in history took place on Sunday June 18, 1815, when the French Army under self-proclaimed emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, marching on Brussels, was stopped at Waterloo by ...

On 18th June 1815, in what was arguably one of the most significant and memorable battles of its era, the Battle of Waterloo brought an end to Napoleon’s power-hungry ambitions for Europe, severing ...

The Battle of Waterloo, fought on June 18, 1815, stands as a monumental tableau, where the forces of destiny collided in the countryside some 20km south of Brussels. Fought in the current communes of ...